天不早了 走吧
“It's getting late. Come.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“keep the rules and hold the balance.”
天不早了 走吧
“It's getting late. Come.”
一起用膳吧
“Let's dine together.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Referencing the lateness of the hour is the standard polite tactic in Chinese to end an exchange without causing offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
it's getting late
A conventional, polite conversational exit phrase used to propose wrapping up a conversation or departing.
Indicates a newly realized temporal situation (it has become late).
Softens the command into a collaborative, polite suggestion to leave.